You will be creating a 3 page comic book to tell the story of the Cold War. To begin, access the National Archives website.
Then begin reading each of the 3 case studies:
Berlin Blockade 1948-1949
Soviet Control of Eastern Europe
The Berlin Wall 1961
As you read, complete the Note Taking Sheet. Summarize what you have read into 6-8 facts for each topic. These facts will become the content of your comic book.
If time allows, go back to the National Archives website and read the section on the Korean War. Create a new page in your comic
Creating Your Comic
Read through the following directions to begin using Comic Life.
Cold War Project
You will be creating a 3 page comic book to tell the story of the Cold War. To begin, access the National Archives website.
Then begin reading each of the 3 case studies:
As you read, complete the Note Taking Sheet. Summarize what you have read into 6-8 facts for each topic. These facts will become the content of your comic book.
Creating Your Comic
Finding Pictures
Information about the Berlin airlift:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/index.html
Collection of links to websites about the Cold War:
http://mrhubbard.weebly.com/ah1---cold-war-webquest.html
General information from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/